Stardate not given: Icheb, one of the four Borg children, is about to be returned to his parents, but he doesn't like living on a poor planet where he can't pursue his interests in astrophysics. Moreover, the Brunali planet where he grew up is permanently threatened by a nearby Borg transwarp conduit. After he has become a bit more accustomed to his planet and parents, Voyager leaves. Seven, who has always been reluctant to let him go and suspicious about his parents, finds inconsistencies in the story about his alleged assimilation. Icheb was actually genetically engineered to infect the Collective with a pathogen. Voyager rescues him just when he is about to be assimilated a second time.

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